Really nice dinner last night; great food and wine (Turkish white was a hit on our side of the table) and excellent company. Thanks for hosting yet another stellar stop around the globe, thewayofthefuture !

Unfortunately I am out of the country all that week, otherwise I would have loved to plan a dinner - don't let me hold the rest of you back from getting together though! And I'm always happy to provide recommendations if you know what you might be in the mood for :)

I'm always keen to try new thai/indian places, and have underexplored the Jackson heights area. Plus it's very easy to get to from Manhattan. So send the recs my way!

Some people know how to pull my arm :o I have a few favorites in Jackson Heights. We can discuss and plan something offline. My two favorite Tibetan and Nepali restaurants in North America are within two blocks of the subway station.

-J.

There's a Nepalese place called Himalayan Yak where we went for Bhutanese food years ago. It's hard to go wrong in that neighborhood though - just follow your nose :D

That's one of my two favorites :)

The Tibetan place is Phayul (which is better than the Phayul 2 location across the street IMHO, though they are also very good).

-J.

Thanks again, thewayofthefuture! This was only my third “aroundtheworld” dinner but I certainly hope to attend more! :)

We went to the Queens Night Market this evening and I immediately thought of this thread. There were over 65 vendors from 30 - 40 countries. Highly recommended for this crowd. Arrive early!

There were 5 of us and we had food from Brazil, Cambodia, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, Tibet, and Vietnam. No plate is over $6 so plates are small. it's like international tapas. It's also less "swish" than Smorgesburg, and we liked that.

I was there the first night they were open and while it was fun, none of the vendors especially blew me away. Also if you weren't there in the first hour, you could find yourself waiting 20+ minutes in line for a single vendor. The only consistently-quick line was for the liquor tent. We also met NYC Mayor Adams.

-J.

So did you pick the right faith for your faith-based shelter visit? ;) :p:rolleyes:

Bolding mine.
One of the few Flyertalk threads that contain a tidbit of informative information. Thank you.
The last tidbit was in the late 2000's when Magic111 (RIP) told me that AA let you book a 3 leg domestic award ticket (now dead).

dh

Did the Mayor give you any Swagger Tips?

not an official dinner for project purposes, but I'm planning to go check out the inaugural NYC Latin Night Market this Friday night (Sept 22), if any of you are around and would like to join

Details: https://www.maschospitalitygroup.com/latinnightmarket
Location: https://maps.app.goo.gl/RGCK3rMZ86kyVZwZ9

I'm planning to arrive in the 6:30-7 timeframe

#58 - Germany
 

Short notice on this one, but our 58th meal (Germany) will be tomorrow night (Thursday 10/19) and we have 1 seat still available, with the regular crowd having claimed the others before i had a chance to post here.

Reservation is at 7:30 at Heidelberg on the Upper East Side, an institution in the neighborhood.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iywjdV3bUB9adUpB7?g_st=ic

anyone want to claim the last seat?

Can I request to be added to the "regular" crowd list?

I am working in Midtown these days, so would like to try and attend in the future.